1956 Iowa State
2–8 (0–6 Big Seven), coached by Vince Di Francesca. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Drake 39–14Nov 3
By 25 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15 | atDenver | W 13–10 | 20% |
| Sep 29 | at Northwestern | L 13–14 | 47% |
| Oct 6 | at Nebraska | L 7–9 | 32% |
| Oct 13 | vs Kansas | L 14–25 | 61% |
| Oct 20 | vs Colorado | L 0–52 | 33% |
| Oct 27 | at Missouri | L 0–34 | 32% |
| Nov 3 | vs Drake | W 39–14 | 65% |
| Nov 10 | vs 1Oklahoma | L 0–44 | 9% |
| Nov 17 | at Kansas State | L 6–32 | 34% |
| Nov 24 | at Villanova | L 0–26 | 32% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Villanova 26–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Big Seven.
In program history: The 130th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 132 on file).
- Record
- 2–8
- Conference
- 0–6 7th in Big Seven
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 92–260
- Coach
- Vince Di Francesca
- Elo
- 1299 −92 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −12.6 No. 87 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Chuck Muelhaupt and Oliver Sparks
All-Big Seven
1 second teamSecond team
Andris PonciusOTAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1956 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1956 Big Seven standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 6–0 | 10–0 | 1 |
| Colorado | 4–1–1 | 8–2–1 | 20 |
| Missouri | 3–2–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| Nebraska | 3–3 | 4–6 | |
| Kansas | 2–4 | 3–6–1 | |
| Kansas State | 2–4 | 3–7 | |
| Iowa State | 0–6 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.